Tension on Eve of Voting Strongman will steal election, say foes of Panama’s Noriega omar TORRIJOS New Openness in Chinese Pressee ce a Re ee | od ee eee oe ree ee Delegation to Monitor Voting TION from Page 7 the Panamanians to observe the na- tionwide balloting today. In an atmosphere of provocation on both sides, the Panamanian Defense Forces set up road barriers for a time yesterday outside U.S. military instal- lations. U.S. officials warned U.S. ser- vicemen and their families to stay off Panamanian streets. ‘The barricades were set up late Friday at two of three entrances to the Quarry Hill headquarters of the U.S. Southern Command. Panama- nian troops stood guard at a road check at the third entrance to the old Canal Zone area. There was no report of anyone being denied ac- cess. By midafternoon, the barricades were withdrawn, although the offi- cials who had manned them stood by their posts. US. Air Force Col. Ronald Sconyers said the Panamanian move was an unprecedented blocking of free access to the military installations. “This will result in a letter of pro- test [from the Southern Command to the Panamanian Defense Forces) cit- ing a treaty violation,” said Sconyers.ELAINE CIULLA KAMARCK To Fight Drugs, Try Fighting Poverty P'S FACE it, is prety hard to compete with sex and dath when i eomes cata Ing people's attention. A few monte ago, ag could tt ay TV res show and ia ory aboot AIDS. Now it's drug For the time boing: drugs are the No 1 iu in he 1988 pres dential campatgn, and the smue is working to the ‘sivantage of Michael Dukakis Dulas shares one characteristic with all suc- cen pacing he hy The rg ‘no exception. Jeave Jackson spent much of this Presidential campaige talking sbout drugs, even ‘when the other candidates weren't. While Jesse JE inns al and conausnen on th ee, the Reagan administration pura largely Fhe: torial war on drug, capped ty embarracy and sgrnpromising rts to get i of Gon. Mand Nortaga Into this mix cane the governor of Mac- sachusets, whove reputation for competence has ‘oters betting he can get result, ‘Bat the drug ious tay not be around for long ‘because drugs are most devastating in the least Powerful segment of American socey, the largely Fick and Hispanic population trapped inthe eee ‘tpoverty that snow a the underclass Federal suis inate tht us of marjuana ad cine iSdown since 1979 and 1985, respectively. But use ‘of erack, a daca and very addictive coe deri Ts up. As staf member from the House Se- Jeet Committee on Nareties points ot, "Cocaine Blaine Cilla Kamarck isa politcal consul (ant who willbe writing a clam for News dey during the prxidntal campaign plcked up the sack from marijuana and other rugs and thon crack picked up the slack from But erac isnot a middleclass problem — ex: ‘apt for those city dwellers who fer the crime it fatses — its an undercase problem, and hence ‘the danger that drugs wil ade away’an a preside: tial Sage once something sexier comes long, For ———_— “The object would be to break the cycle of poverty and drug use and save a generation of Americans.” ——— the middle-class person who gets addicted to drugs there are ways out. He can pay to go toa al drug clinic He i nt surrounded dally by the culture and temptation of drugs. The mide tla adit has area to au. "The poor crack addict has none of these op tions. There are very few rehaitation centers in the ghetto and the wating ists are long. The tulture of the stroets and the projets‘ mm hated by he money and lure of dues But per haps, most importantly, there is no reason to Gut Hopelesnnea is the real ene ofthe rag em, not laity atthe borders o Norge port eee sgn ibe UB orersoeet stato save a generation of Europrans through the Mt ‘hal plan: What we need iss Marshal plan for Amel underca compreherave progrs Sealemie achievement child abu and boat of ‘ther probloms that condemn generation after retin epi The objec would eo Ereak the cle of poverty, hopelessness and drag Use and seve a generation of American. “The drag-amggting indictments against Nor ioga helped redefine drags ae a national sscuiy problem: This now gives Bakals the ikely Demo {Exae nomines, an opportunity to marty sn nfs Shionable Mseral agenda, programs forthe poor ‘ith'a fashionable conservative agenda, national ean The elements of tuch a pln could range from providing treatment centers for addicts providing parenting ails for the tonage mothers tho beat So many dicts Jesse Jacke and the Children's Defense Fund have’ proposed federal badges with an eye toward breaking the eye of Uderlans pone ‘The Marshall plan provided 13 bilion in aid vo Westers Europe over 8 foursyear period Tn the fret year alone the United States pent $5 bilo, ‘or 25 percent af the US. gross national product fon Europe, A similar percentage in 1886 would oun sgh mone tha $00 on. Amt Tepes By saving a generation of Europea we se SERS ute Sera nthe wor Why not lok atthe drug problem for what realy and ‘Sve a generation of Americans?ue. ghee uy Ht au nl He we a a HL Ht au Hau ae aie fy Para i i te g a : te a iOutcry Over Panama Vote ults secret; Jimmy Carter calls election a fraud NaWORLD State Dept. ‘Concerned’ Over Events i in Panama China Reforms Yowed | 8 | | Ex-Hungary Chief Out Pravda Blasts Stalin Panama Vote Called Fraud Peru Official Resigns Israel Seals Territorysewean POLL The Opinion on North Sean igh ie cestonsate oniton supe lehehet aera teangpoos nonwieat Sede se pnaue eee seciedsuitenre ata cre om i ce seinem tete irasn atom arry ec eee errBush: I Rooted For North Washington (AP) — President George Bush, in his first public comment on the Oliver North verdict, said yesterday he had “wanted all along to see him ex- onerated,”" ‘Asked if he thought North, who was found guilty last Thurs- day on three of 12 felony counts, ‘was innocent, the president said: “"P'm not going to argue with the courts. The process is being ap- pealed. He’s entitled to the right Of appeal without a lot of editorial comment from me, although I've already given you some.” ‘Bush was asked about North at the end of an interview with a group of reporters. North is Awaiting sentencing for illegally destroying and altering govern: ‘ment documents, accepting anil legal gratuity and aiding and abetting obstruction of Congress! investigation of the Iran-contra affair White House officials have said Bush has not discussed the possi bility of a pardon for North. Bush, when asked his reaction to the verdict, said, “As you know, I wanted all along to see him exonerated. ‘The matter is now under appeal, and thus TL have nothing more to say about it while it ‘As the interview broke up, he was asked, “You don't believe in shredding documents, do you?”” [believe in taking them with me,” he joked, ‘A government-approved docu: ment introduced during North's {rial said Bush met early in 1985 in Honduras with then-President Roberto Suazo. It said Bush in: formed Suazo of then-President Ronald Reagan’s decision to speed U.S. military and economic aid to the country — expedited faid that the document said had been approved as part of a deal to gain Honduran support for the Nicaraguan contras, The document did not say Bush was part of any such deal, and he said emphatically last ‘week that despite what the docu ment said there was no deal, “no {quid pro quo.”Quit, Bush a Noriega U.S. considers ways to oust him = Opposition Candidate: » P’ve dag ina LandslideWORLD Opposition Candidate Claims Victory Step Aside, Noriega ToldPanama Nullifies Election Decision follows beatings to opposition candidates a | US., Soviets to Resume Arms Talks| WORLD Bush’s Non-Military Course Lauded B F‘nso | sMaerUS mimay— us wa ganesh Zl Font Route a daguts Onn Aha Total itary person! 7.300, pesmi 1230 Sgt CiaGaea cee mee once mw eamee fea mee gaee aes, So Eaieeeanye oa nganoeranesen re eens mse eae 2% toma ae Soacnotay Foes tS np ane nCNoriega Haven Sought US. calls on allies; no sign Panamanian will leave US. Troops Find Calm ival UN Unit Defers PLO MembershipWORLD US. Asking Several NationsBush: Topple Noriega Calls on Panamanians to remove him from power ar George alee Teese nel Noriega as Slayer of U.S. Dragon By Peter Bisner tis nang ne 03. Sotto pean econ ang {Saretumis democracy orn cuon US a 'S. TV, Radio in a Jam By Peter Eisne San Mig Ang Repro Sioned ore po ‘oui Raber Kale Pam PAdenton Anion, Dignity Baty ..Gamaned Netwar,be ere ‘ot elpl enous the Padres a rater Fan long coe oe BROADCASTS on Page 25 Pls gor PANAMA aNATION iets Threaten to Bolster Arms Stun GrenadeNoriega Seen as Slayer of US. Dragon lie eh entieeatene [PANAMA from Page Touch unt or was nooptatioed, Sees eentewer ip oe Se cen eneraetl | ao ee Leer Renan | fe |S Sees certain I | i fet ete as oe ae ees Sarason = eos | Mi Foo Se ene Seto coee in ceegrenarecie Emiocioraas : =e a : “lea eee rs cheats eee a pte hoe a ee ee : Sore ae ane aoe Ri etiam soar eee = sem! eee ees Sasa rs Reisen ei eee eee faa Spears al rn SSE oe cite : : : Retgpecce a anoeeaeee | : Sekeec coi ene eee : epee 5 eee reer oe : a Seep ee ee : ae eres See ae cere ore ee eee : paeteeeiee (ument Sietee Fibula on yt i few us res cee s ‘lit rson and volence ‘ r ‘they thal Noriega, whom Une de wtinaeatin crecetraae mae ie Taare eck ToS im tiie ecto : . - — say Mee eS ne Fae aly ne TPN SAE vominence of the tudtona oligarchy dren, sopping a sys restaurants on with the bartard again,” one oil er eee: SER omens Seatepes on: EISeaeeancns Sars Mecis Rmaeeae mea tte Sue Gegimestian = Serugermavemmne Semmens pean 5 See ee eRe are ee ‘ry hihroen Mow af lst yeek> Ubaceeed vole when paramiary pli independent ears SSS Senate Arong pre at Se oO aide gal- ing tow eat soe WA their Gal. herewith roa bemend cube Anop 1" ieee ae Sore - 4 miraweee cs U.S. Broadcasts in a Jam in Panama SEW E ct greet “SRSA NG at ay Sv eam itm anc re xan. eee eee Susie estes sca Siete Suan er SR ee Fon Seer ine Cr yet Sue ceeds gd eae i eh igering® Go" opptin."voung bates no abs sores su tut have bara "one ‘against the economic malaioe of the Ur the Cable News Network from, eee aes atton® about the elections The gor. Epeieeeconte homed Tied opposition to Nor. and Entertainment Network, to re hardtojam a TV station, All you have: See meeets nema esPanama Protests Are Quiet Bishops call forend § to violence; city calm — Baker: Pressure Noriega, =< Don’t Void Canal Pacts ° 3 Israel OKs ‘Palestine Solution’ Plan, re Hae a Hotly debated statement calls for elections, talks on self-ruleThe Privat ai : Picea Beijing students alter Sino-Soviet summit schedule Gorbachev Is Upstaged rx dor’s Parting Shots i.| WORLD Election a a Plus for Gorbachev Ambassador’s Parting Shotscari Foe Sai Picetion Gave Him ‘Divine Mandate’Bush Keeping oe on the Soviets %] Warns allies of ccomplerayyy)cere Hastert es Noriega Withstands Fallout From Election Bush Watching Soviets Te he fname tne ove and Eaters Baroy ons nth ay charging word cago rae ar Site we org wa ta sae rewiltea NATO mui n Beamer May 2, sult Ute! Beso ceenty eng ra sth he Bonet te tera ef centage Soe WET Wu Vent GieclesimceresonCops: House Had Big Laundry e called drug-cash depot; $4M seized, Colombians held From Colombia Raid: Records and ArensalWORLD US., Panama Go Round for Round From Colombia Raid: Records and Arensal Soviet Statement Attacks Baltic ‘Extremism’Curfew in Embattled cue Medellin mayor says ban needed “Fhe Extraditables to ease danger from drug strife Charges Readied Against Panamapa OUAY. IN LOTTERY Ma: is Others if PananiéHangs On love to see i . them get Coup attempt by officers fails eras seca ee pemmiee Fema ssc the people should be implemented’ re: ‘im may ‘There are rumors around that this is some hind of American operation, and I can tell you that is not true” —President Bush yesterday Fighting Puts | Heat On Bush ~& faad 5° Lona, Gary and Keith Mets Release Carter Noriega’s Troops Crush Coup Attempt After 6-Hour Gun Battle; U.S. Denies Involvementwit eat ieee Soviets Aid Afghans The Sot Union i mapping Afghanistan's 8900 say es Lebanon seers Compted om News Dipeches WORLD hoe Survives Coup Try tng arnt am tl einer unique Please see COUP on Page 3 Panama ee Puts Heat on Bush WHITE HOUSE rom ase 3 Minter Drie Yaz, th pre. aly “Guntins about Novi have dog Bu ie sane eee lot eed eee sod There =r Rent Faery Si gb contre reports Nor 5 toil in" bes i's pctaetaking selon with Svat Defoe Jack Src hs try.Coup Attempt Rebuffed {COUP tn Page 12 "Cer nue nein Waagion, emer Pana {Seibel spoken ty tpone tone ofthe Bape oo mene n aoa eee aioe ea eatin rprtatarerte oe eee ete iperensicommnmricead ae eieepeeraer seeps ea a Seenraae averse ero 1 Nonoen eer th loyal rodent seer tucks lonely aed Ht 300 rope ‘Seeds ‘eprandrelne weThe Coup That Failed Rebels balked on Noriega exile; U.S. held back aid \ 3s y U.S. Would Aid Coup Only f Sure Noriega Would Go ele ae | Rebels’ Moments Of Glory and SurrenderWORLD | Air Force Jet Explodes, Killing 3 U.S. Held Aid When Rebels Balked on Exile - [ei ae Lat \ttemigted Coup, ty hipaaPanama Cit; y PRE-COLUMBUS DAY WEEK Calm as Troops FLOOR SAMPLE CLEARANCE Take to Streets Selected Cherry Floor Samples fron fe ia DiTrump’ s Soaring Ambition es $7-billio: merican Airlines Dalai Lama Wins Peace Prize Noriega a Captive During Coup Try :Noriega a Captive During Coup Try Special Values on New Introductions! Pentagon: U.S. Tried For Custody of Noriega ibeaReguiany 2230, 4399 BRAZIL CONTEMPO Te ve gel ementWool is a Natural It’s naturally durable, naturally comfortable and naturally good looking. OUR VERY OWN PURE WOOL SUITS PRE ALTERATIONS* -Men'sWorld _ EWho Knew About Coup? Bush denies ‘fact gap’ on Panama developments os Aide ieee Naval = Foiled Coup With GuilePresident Denies Two Rob Supermarket— ice kit: WORLD | Noriega Plans Crackdown MeasuresNoriega Prepares To Crack Down On Dissenters Upkeep of Parks Plagues Suffolk~ Key Part of Jet Found in Iowa Rebels Say Noriega Begged to Live Say coup leader showed mercy ‘Smog Bill Loses Air in Committeea WORLD Polish Communists Seek New Image By Mixed Signals From East Germany} ATTACK ON PANAMA | Pentagon Keeping 1 Eye on CanalA Fearful Mood in Panama City By Pete Panama at a Glance Transport Woes Slowed Press Access Reporter Recounts Hostage OrdealATTACK ON PANAMA US. set for lengthy search for Noriega; military, civilian casualties mount Bodies of 4 servicemen arrive home The Terror Looters rampage; firing goes on —Drug Charges Back Noriega Bounty _ US. Force ToStay InATTACK ON PANAMA Bush Renews A Vow to Capture | Elusive Noriega Noriega Hotline: He’s Everywhe‘One of ne wounded tom Panama ares by heicoptr at Brooke Amy Medical Center n San Antonio, Texas, ands place on a stetc 4 Navy Casualties First to Come Home On Street: Looting, Paramilitary Squads; ATTACK ON PANAMA N Vote on Panama Restraints Chafe U.S. Media Canal Reopens, but Traffic Is SlowedFRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1986 The fffint™ ) Goes On @ Noriega Still at Large @ Invasion Could Last Weeks a ane Bodies Come Home SET Cm ELE) EO ucag Pu RlyATTACK ON PANAMA Forces Retaliate Assault U.S. installations, try to kill V.P.Pride Mixed With Grief For the MallenSenators: No Desire to See Puppet Show Campaign Against U.S. SpreadsATTACK ON PANAMA Debating the Merits Of ‘Operation Just Cause’ Panama Envoy Stirs UN Brawl | A Hideaway Of Porn, Liquor And Blue JeansAll Sides Weighing Merit of Invasion A Hideaway Filled With Porn, Guns and Liquor ims Poinsettias *” 350% BinSunday | ee 3 ISLAND NEWSPAPER * DEC ASSAU soa Repeats Rebels Say At Large But Fighting US. Struggles In Streets To Subdue Continuing f Resistance :ATTACK ON PANAMA Endara Pleads: Stop the Violence || U.S. sends 2,000 new troops to fighting | Holiday eee Insider Warned US.ATTACK ON PANAMA One Neighborhood Picks Up the Pieces End the Violence, Endara Tals Panamanians Noriega Insider Cautioned U.S.BATTLE FOR PANAMA | | Search for a Loved Sailor A Night They Won't ForgetBATTLE FOR PANAMA Panamanians Join U.S. on Patrols At Morgue, a Grisly Search ©BATTLE FOR PANAMA US. watching e Uu Gen. Noriega at Vatican site ‘Gon. Maxwell human, he head ofthe U.S. Southem Command. gees unidentited ill yesterday ouside Vatican embasy in PasBATTLE FOR PANAMA Noriega’s RefugeFamous MAKER SALE! Women's es & Casual $24.90. | the many styles to choose ‘form at 52490Panama Sanctions Unenforced GAO: $200M may have slipped through to the Noriega regime :| Political Heavyweights Slug It Out in Detroit Indictment In Computer Case ew Unrest in Soviet Union As Coal Strikes Cool DownPUM EH OBO We Fesidons yostrday search through rubble let bya force Hight between US. The Other ‘Casualties’: Next-of-Kin Noriega Officer Jailed in Florida"WORLD aN | Latvians ‘Want Our Country Back’ New Strikes in Baltic, Soviet Georgia w Study on Chernobyl VictimsDealing for Noriega U.S. appeals to Vatican to oust general from embassy pelos ae “ht on Noriega favesWEDNESDAY, DEC Maneuvering For Noriega US. Negotiates With Vatican, Moves To Freeze Strongman’s Assets ir In Control ACCLAIMED PLAYWRIGHT COACHED SEVEN SEASONS TACTIC IN ROMANIA BATTLE Samuel Beckett | Jets’ Ax Finally | State TV Shows Dies in Paris Falls on Walton Executed Couple Page 4 Sports Section Page 5(A U.S. Appeals For ! Noriega ExpulsionStandoff With the Vatican But Bush sees ‘no time limit’ in Noriega case ‘US. Tete ee Pairbis : At Vatican Embassy U.S. Frees Some Panama Foruls |WORLD BRIEFS cht Peru Rejoins Drug Fi; Power Extended WORLD Vatican’s Conditional OK U.S. Move on Embassy Bush Keeps the Pressure On US. Intensifies Patrols in PanamaWORLD | Concern and Curses for U.S. Troops ¥ US. Frees Some Frozen Panama AssetsChorrillo Refugees Cling to Hope By Pe ’Connor Assails Critics of Vatican i Ladd US. Women on the Front Line in Panama Attack_Women on the Front Lines “We have a combat exclusion policy for women, but that doesn’t mean women are excluded from combat. They are going to face hostile fire, and | they are prepared for it. That is what has been happening in Panama.’ Pires meckersnme led esiise 1 US. Seizes 4 Noriega Associates Bodyguard: Noriega Knew Invasion CominArson Destroys Paley Mansion Rock Blaring For Noriega Roils Vatican State Department denies allegation of ‘harassment by occupying power’ * U.S. Invi ion School Design Flaw | Blamed for Collapsee FS WORLD Chinese Ban Unauthorized Tiananmen Square Rallies Peace March Gassed South eres Chun Faces Inquiry Corpse Is Blown Up t’s Visa Revoked Drug Suspect Arrested— vaiidiaislaihisilimaiabadsilie eget Bush: We’re Sorry, But... icaraguan envoy’s house was ‘a screw-up’ — ae U. S. Troops, Dinuaaaké Differ on Raid Re Rebellion Reported in Soviet City lWORLD "A ounts Differ About Raid on Envoy eeState-owned acreage to go to farmers Romanian Farms ‘Freed’ ae Democracy From Scratch Turning Romania’s political dreams into reality Panama Split Over Noriega’s FatePanamania: he wet rom the Valea Eee saws se i ving ec ei eStart wa ld Bue alin este Redhat eterna Sic ‘Sela bat Lar Party lender and Vico Premier ‘Sten Pores quick rot thi Roosevelt Mother > Se eee pase See Diernatee ated Seat e em vee a Ther, & sein a ome pee 3 sisi Ke ale wre {S-san ea eerie eine afeuaunnoe ete aie apache See te Sic Ma ud Sky so See meer Epctnaetl ofrecer ret parece gcbcccateietim so Fieenion ns ai Odds Shamir Dismisses Minister Over Noriega es na a iat ih ply. ey he mi ES any a ean sod ie Vetus io dpe ofthe ineaon. The top waren ere iy te srs planted etter na lng eden that re ‘Su inning sess whecamcraen news fone the US preston ne dope“ it 35 SSOORCRING te te fthy Tae bala Bk Ti bored” sd one der, manning ond block halt cera bite around th mney Slee enc Pass BRS nd eceiea rae ears Eninetecne mabe Oeoanations over a arin ttn of the Panera Cand : ‘esr erage day site fa the ‘GanalTrongy signed by then Pana ‘ender Reoeet tera ‘cause the new government was tnable same is cham iurc ‘de George Buch ond tbe US. Senate Bah Labor and Liked were talking to religous nr sry aot ch ot ter fa i te Held inChokingBaby "222Oh Duty, Death ane Regrets Panamanian recalls battle against U.S. US. Takes 1 From Wibaaey 8 ; Accord Calms Israeli Storm feizman stays in cabinet, but quits policy body Wiizman tals to pressTwo Nuns Slain in Ambush; Nicaragua Blames Contras | Of Duty, ‘8 Death, wPanamanian Recalls Battle Against US. Imagine that you're Michelangelo’s apprentice. 8” Role Doubted SirenFor Vanquished, Duty and Regretsed TODAY IN Newsday |A Panamanian woman rejoices with American socer in Panama Cy ater Novegas par Panamanians Jubilant Over Strongman’s Exit Residents take celebration to the streets — 519 4200 Mn.Noriega Flown to US. For Drug ProsecutionSurrender Noriega leaves Vatican Embassy in Panama, is flown to Florida to face U.S. drug charges Byes a WORLD Ambush Leaves Mission Incomplete Q Delicate Talks, Then a Breakthrough en. Noriega Surrenders to U.S. :FESS IS ORE The Surrender Persuading the general to walk out Cheney: Most coming home in a few weeksUNITED STATES VS. NORIEGA — New VP: We Intend Army’s Detention Tactics QuestionedUNITED STATES VS. NORIEGA Lawmakers Cheer Dictator’s Surrender es a hug Wednesday right in Pana U. Ss. 1 Any Ss een Tactics QuestionedTs Bush: Don’t Expect Deal Rejects concern over airing of U.S. secrets at trial Bush Airs Complaint On TV News CoverageUNITED STATES VS. NORIEGA Task Forr = E ee From US. . { : Gets Tour Leaders say Panama's economy must be rebuilt Manhattan " Governments Face Difficulty Redefining Panama’s Defense Vatican Made Him Offer He Couldn’t RefuseUNITED STATES VS. NORIEGA | Testimony: Noriega Smuggled Dope pete es 250,000.00 lor A. 300,000.00 106, 000.6 Aft 54,000.00 inte Lat ty 56159 oo Bush: Don’t Expect Deal on Drug Charges ABC Scrubs Bush in Favor of Soaps | -aaeSCIA’s Dubious ‘Asset’ Noriega ‘never met intelligence service he couldn’t con’ reli 7 »[REAM PMA a] Army Clarifies ‘Misunderstanding’ Says accounts of role of women in invasion were exaggerated Sunday Newsday a JNAAt Rio Hato, Big US. Force for Small Battle Noriega Aides Take Refuge Mandela Set For Release, Wi Says Jackson Plans | S. Africa Visit Welcome Home, TrooperAttacks in Cambodi: A Blow to Gorbacher Attacks on Japan Royalty Koreans Protest Big ae i Little BattleTae Panama to Probe Civilian Deaths iy Peter E rus Albania May Be Last Domino to Topple Eastern Europe at a Glance ‘esti majox developments Ceausescu Brutality Described a| WORLD Surveying ‘Collateral Dahape! Accounts vary on assault at Panama school South Africa Communists’ Party Tine In shift, elections, multi-party system embraceda a By * i America’s First Supermar! ne DC a age ie a La Right. Hi a concentrate AT Detergent E <= Sunlight © Dish le Liquid —_ &) Sunlight Automatic aWORLD Quayle Ends Visit to Latin America Honecker Arrested jag J On Treason Charge y in Romania“Nobody Said But U.S. hesitant EQUAND.Democracy Is Cheap’ to provide infusion of new aid to fledgling democraciesNoriega Reaching Out for Revolt? US. monitors calls from jailBan on Airing of Noriega Tapes CNN told broadcasts of his calls from prison jeopardize fair trial | Panama | Invasion’s Close Call Soviets divertedNh ici de aR deli inicilftondidiol | Soviets Derailed Panama-Bound MissilesPanama Got Noriega Tapes By Peter Eisner Panama City, Panama — U.S. officials provided tape intercepts of phone conversations by deposed Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega to Panama because of on- going concern about Noriega’s ability to effect secret bank transfers and foment civil unrest from his jail cell, Panamanian and U.S, government sources ‘Newsday has learned the tapes were forwarded by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, which administers the Metropolitan Correctional Facility in Miami, to the members of the Justice Department, including mem. hers of the team prosecuting Noriega on drug and conspiracy charges. Also receiving copies of the tapes were officials in the Drug Enforcement Administra- tion, sources said In turn, the tapes were transferred from U.S. hands to Panamanian officials, with the intent of alerting them to coded messages Noriega was passing by tele- phone patch through his lawyer's office to Panama, U.S. and Panamanian sources said. Noriega’s lead attorney, Frank Rubino, charges the State Department gave copies of the tapes to Panama. The information could not be confirmed indepen dently. Officials at the DEA and in the Miami US. attorney's office have declined comment on the tapes. ‘A Bureau of Prisons spokesman in Washington ac- knowledged that tape recordings were produced rou- tinely unless an inmate is speaking to a lawyer. It is not known why calls between Noriega and his attor- Please see NORIEGA on Page 41 FBI Takes CNN Tapes From Hotel Atlanta — The FBI said yesterday it had obtained CNN tapes and was checking whether they are Man- uel Noriega recordings at the center of a court battle. The network protested that the tapes were obtained without a warrant. ‘The FBI said the tapes came from a hotel lost-and: found department. Cable News Network said the ma- terial was taken from a room that had been occupied by one of its reporters at. the Omni Hotel, part of a complex that also houses CNN’s offices. The network demanded that the tapes be returned. It was not immediately clear whether the tapes tak- en were audio recordings or videotapes. CNN Presi- dent Tom Johnson and CNN chief counsel Steve Korn said they didn’t know the contents of the box. FBI spokesman Scott Nelson confirmed that authorities obtained CNN tapes without a subpoena, but he didn’t know what kind of tapes they were CNN is seeking to overturn a federal judge's order blocking it from airing taped jailhouse conversations between Noriega, the deposed Panamanian dictator, and his lawyers. Turner Security, which provides se- curity for the complex, notified FBI agents about the box of materials, the network said. CNN said the FBI acted over the objections of a CNN attorney. Korn, said the attorney “asked for a warrant and was not given an answer, and certainly not given a * ISMNU.S. Gave Panama Tapes to Check NoriegaERR RR MEMT T TS Noriega Transcripts Release OKd Judge: CNN has no copyright* SFE FLUMCSHOMBIAN Peter isner : Tracing a Drug Lord’s Legacy ; In an Amazon Jungle Outpost !- Agents Let Noriega Witness Gor Dri rug conspiracy case may be threatenedKey Witness Left Country NORIEGA from Page 4 they'd try to locate him. Chuck Harris, an official of the federal Proba- tion Department in Tulsa, said he could not com- ment. “You'll have to talk to the U.S. Attorney's Office,” he said in a telephone interview. The Immigration and Naturalization Service district office in Miami said its records of deporta- tions are not public records. Sources with access to records of deportations at the INS said there is no record of Olarte being deported. ‘The Newsday sources said that since the internal investigation began, Justice Department officials have been in contact with Olarte in Colombia, and that he might be persuaded to return to the United States in a week or two. Olarte told the grand jury he went with Amet Paredes, the son of Ruben Dario Paredes, Noriega’s predecessor as armed forces chief, to an initial meet- ing with Noriega about the drug laboratory payoff “and discussed the sale of 500 drums of ether and acetone which had been seized by Noriega and the Defense Forces.” But Amet Paredes, named in the indictment and now cooperating with the govern- ment, denies going to the initial meeting with Olarte. Olarte’s grand jury testimony also conflicts with the version of events he gave in a drug trial in 1990 in Tulsa. Testifying in the case of Jose Abello, a Colombian later convicted of drug smuggling, Olarte told prosecutors he attended three meetings with Noriega and his contact, a man he knew only as “Rick.” Paredes was not mentioned, and the year given for the meetings was 1983, not 1984, as cited in the Noriega grand jury testimony. At the trial Olarte admitted having lied in previous court testimony and said he had plotted to escape from jail This story was supplemented by an Associated Press report.Judgment Time Noriega trial to weigh drug role us. spy work for U.S. 8 ‘The Players The pares ited n Marval Navgss dug conspiracy ti which egies wok . this is nota run-of- the-mill drug case.” on ay of he iota dterseWORE Many Secret Papers Ruled By Peter Eisner Miami — The judge in the drug conspiracy trial of Manuel Anto- nio Noriega has ruled that many classified government documents concerning the deposed Panama: nian general's role as a U.S. intel- int are irrelevant to the according to ligence agi against him favily censored court ruling re Teased yesterday Attorneys for Noriega won the release of only a portion of the documents they sought, relating to Noriega’s activities and meet- ings with high-ranking officials of the CIA and other agencies. The attorneys contend that Noriega was paid $10 million as a CIA and U.S. military operative, far more than the $300,000 conceded by the government. In his ruling under the Classified Information Pro- cedures Act, U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler made clear he would seek to limit evidence at the Noriega trial to the terms of 10 counts in a Miami indictment that charges the former Pai leader of operating a drug conspiracy with the Medel- lin cocaine cartel The judge acknowledged that some documents re garding Noriega's work on behalf of the United States are relevant to the defense. He said contacts with Cuban President Fidel Castro were often conducted on behalf of U.S. intelligence agencies. ‘The court agrees that, within certain limits, Nor- iega must be permitted to introduce evidence of an ongoing relationship with Castro which sometims inured to the benefit of the United States,” Hoeveler said in a 41-page document in which more than half the pages were wholly or partially deleted by a Justice Department security officer. Hoeveler’s ruling was issued one month ago under Irrelevant in Noriega Case Courtroom drawing of Noriega, Hoeveler during jury selection seal, with defense attorneys proclaiming a broad tory in their attempt to link the trial to the politics of, the Reagan and Bush administrations. While a reading of the document did not reveal that level of success, Hoeveler did say that certain portions of Noriega's relations with the CIA and other intelligence agencies may be admissible, in- cluding the defense contention that intelligence agencies knew that Nicaraguan contras were sell: ing narcotics to finance the purchase of guns to fight the Sandinista government in their country ‘The contras were organized by the CIA and partial ly funded by money illegally funneled from secret weapons sales to Iran by former National Security Council aide Oliver North and members of the gan administration ‘The classified documents will be made public once they are introduced as evidence. Jury selection for the trial continues Tuesday, with the expectation that opening arguments may not be- gin for another one or two weeks.Deal With Drug Boss‘ US. offers break i in Seen, for BESTT on Noriega 78Deal With Drug Boss LEHDER from Page 5 firsthand proof of a bribe payment to Noriega mentioned in a 1988 Miami indictment on drug conspiracy charges. But discrepancies appeared when Olarte’s testi- mony was compared with that of other witnesses. “He won’t be called to testify, that’s what I’m told,” said one source, speaking on condition of anonymity. “His testimony presented too many problems for the prosecution.” Nevertheless, Olarte, a Colombian national, was expected to testify in another, unrelated drug case in Miami. His presence also protects government prosecu- tors from a possible charge by Noriega defenders that Olarte had been allowed to flee the country because his testimony might now benefit the de- posed general’s case. Sources also said that a customs agent blamed for Morales’ departure to Colombia had been fired.————— eee Noriega Trial Testimony Begins US.: Defendant a ‘crooked oa ‘Castro Might Testify In Noriega’s Defense By Peter Eisner LATIN AMERICA CORRESPONDENT Miami — Fidel Castro probably will sub- mit videotaped testimony for the defense in the drug trial of Manuel Antonio Noriega, an attorney involved in the ease said y terday, ‘The Cuban leader would testify about a meeting with Noriega in 1984 in which the prosecution alleges Castro mediated a payoff dispute between Panama's former strongman and members of the Medellin cocaine cartel. Sam Burstyn, an attorney for Noriega’s former aide, Luis Del Cid, said negotiations for obtaining the deposi- tion were almost concluded. ‘The prosecution said the meeting in- volved a dispute over Panama's seizure of a cartel cocaine laboratory, despite $4 mil- lion in protection money allegedly paid to Noriega. The defense has not specifically answered the charge, but has won an ac- knowledgment by U.S. District Court Judge William M. Hoeveler that a number of meetings were held with Castro, some involving Noriega’s role as a U.S. agent. Both prosecution and defense attorneys are prepared to go to Havana for the video- taped deposition of the Cuban leader. Dur- ing court proceedings yesterday, Assistant US. Attorney Myles Malman complained that Noriega tried to rattle Del Cid after his testimony Tuesday on drug payments from the Medellin cocaine cartel Del Cid appeared nervous Tuesday as he testified in the presence of his former boss and patron, avoiding eye contact during sometimes emotional testimony about his years of service to Noriega. Noriega’s attorney, Frank Rubino, re- sponding to Malman said: “It’s already been taken care of.”” Del Cid was named in the 1988 drug con- spiracy indictment against Noriega and was arrested during the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, He agreed this year to cooper ate with the government as part of a plea bargain in which he would receive a sen. tence of no more than 10 years imprison. ment. “Essentially, I was his errand boy,” Del Cid told the court yesterday, deseribing hi rise from obscurity in a provincial barracks to the general's chief of security While Del Cid averted his gaze yesterday Noriega watched him intently as Del Cid sketched the growth of the Panamanian Defense Forces under the late Omar Torri. jos and then Noriega to an all-powerful force in Panama. In an attempt to show that Noriega bul. lied and manipulated his subordinates, Del Cid related one incident in which Floyd Carlton-Caceres, another Noriega aide who now is a prosecution witness, was trans- porting guns to rebels operating in El Sal vador. The plane Carlton was flying crashed in northeastern Panama; it bore identification linking it to the Panamanian Defense Forces. Del Cid was sent to order Carlton and another colleague, Cesar Ro driguez, to lie to the investigating authori ties about the case by claiming the aircraft was stolen. “This had embarrassed Panama,” Del Cid said, explaining how Noriega crafted the story to protect Panamanian-Salva- doran relations. Had the men not lied, Del Cid said, they would have been punished. He did not say what the consequences might be. ‘The trial was recessed at midday after Malman was forced to leave the court after learning that his father had suffered an ap parent heart attack. Testimony is sched uled to resume Monday. 166) (02 HIEWALdIS ‘AVILA ‘AVOSMANJudge in Noriega Trial Stops Questions on CIA, Mossad By Peter Eisner LATIN AMERICA CORRESPONDENT ‘Miami — The judge in the drug conspiracy trial of Manuel Antonio Noriega yesterday blocked re- peated attempts by the deposed general's lawyer to discuss U.S. and Israeli intelligence operations. Meanwhile, witness Luis Del Cid admitted un- der cross-examination that his knowledge of al- leged drug payments and drug dealing involving Noriega was limited, ‘in the defense's words, to “rumor and hearsay.” During the daylong cross-examination of Del Cid, a former close aide to Noriega, the govern- ment objected to the mention of the Central Intel- ligence Agency and its Israeli counterpart, Mossad, by Noriega’s attorney, Frank Rubino. ‘The subject of secret, documents has been crucial to both sides in the trial. The defense maintains that Noriega’s longtime relationship with the CIA ‘connects this trial to the Iran-contra scandal and to the Reagan administration’s attempt to over- throw Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. Judge William M. Hoeveler has ruled that some classified information on these subjects may be admitted into evidence despite the government's contention the subjects are irrelevant to the drug case. None of the classified information has been revealed thusfar. ‘Any subject approaching the classified territory brought rapid-fire objection from the government. In questioning Del Cid, for example, Rubino asked if he knew the job of Mike Harari, an Israeli and close Noriega aide, who has been identified by nu- merous government. and intelligence sources as a longtime high-level Mossad agent. Assistant USS. Attorney Myles Malman objected before Del Cid could answer, and one of a series of lengthy private meetings took place between the judge and lawyers. Noise interference was trans- mitted over the courtroom speaker system to pre- vent the possibility of overhearing the conference. Although a court reporter transcribed this and MMM I ee other such conversations for the court record, the reporter told journalists he was instructed to sepa: rate such material from the official transcript. He said he was told the material would be sent to Washington where officials would censor the mate- rial and return an edited version. During the cross-examination, Del Cid acknowl edged that he never saw money he claimed had been given to Noriega for drug transactions, How ever, Del Cid said he had been sent by Nor pick up envelopes that ‘“he could tell” were filled with money ‘Do you have X-ray vision,” Rubino asked. Everybody in Panama knew these people were into drugs,” Del Cid said. “I didn’t see it with my ‘own eyes... But it’s not gossip... here was a man [a former Noriega pilot] who was a shoeshine boy. . .who [becomes veryrrich]. . .ithad tocome from drug money, where else would it come from?” “He could have been a politician,” Rubino re- plied to the witness. Del Cid also acknowledged that he was mistaken about the circumstances surrounding the Panama nian military's seizure of a Colombian drug lab in the Darien peninsula in 1984. Under direct exami nation, government. attorneys had used Del Cid’s testimony to contend that Noriega’s forces raided theJab, although a $6-million bribe had been paid to protect the cocaine-producing facility. The gov ernment contended that Noriega cut short his trip to France and traveled to Cuba to seek help from Fidel Castro in straightening out a dispuje with the Medellin cocaine cartel, But Del Cid acknowledged to Rubino that he was mistaken about the timing of the raid, and that Noriega himself had ordered the operation while still in Panama “It was a mistake on my part,” Del Cid ad- mitted, adding that the trip to Cuba had been planned as part of an official tour by Noriega that included stops in Israel, England and the United States as well 2 a NE VP We MY. te ae eet” ie SE BS ‘AYOS3NG3M ‘AVOSNGNeer emer ta Holes Poked in Noriega Prosecution 2 witnesses retreat from testimony 4Contra Link in Noriega TrialContra Link At Noriega Trial WITNESS from Page 5 the judge. “Did those drug flights importing drugs fly back down empty or did they have cargo?” Ru- bino insisted to another objection. The judge then warned Rubino against any further questions on the subject. “Just stay away from it,” he told Ru- bino. ‘As on previous days, references to Israeli arms supplies, the CIA and contra scandal figures brought admonitions from the judge, objections from the government, and private meetings be- tween the judge and lawyers. In redirect questioning that sought to ease the damage wrought by his own testimony, Carlton repeated that he had not flown arms personally for the contras. But he did not retract his testimony about training and working with others in the arms network. ‘The defense launched another surprise that dam- aged Carlton’s credibility. Rubino produced a tape transcript of a conversa- tion that he said shows that Carlton’s testimony in this trial was an attempt to exact revenge against Noriega for having him imprisoned and seizing his airplane. Carlton acknowledged the conversation, which took place at the time he was in U.S. custody testifying before a Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee hearing on Panama and drug trafficking. The tape, he said, was made by Panamanian intelli- gence ofa February 1988 telephone conversation he had from Washington with two friends, Coqui Ale- man, and a man identified only as Mendez. “Do you remember referring to General Noriega, saying, “That bastard took my airplane’?” Rubino asked. “Did you say to Mr. Mendez that you were going to ‘thank’ General Noriega and then start laughing . . . Is not this your opportunity to get your revenge?” The questioning broke the placid demeanor which Carlton displayed during four days of testi- mony. “I wouldn’t be so stupid as to make accusa- tions against the general,” he said.Making the Association? Pilot details meeting of Noriega, drug lords By Peter Eisner Miami — A Colombian pilot who says he flew co- caine for the Medellin Cartel testified yesterday that he was at a 1983 meeting at which Manuel Antonio Noriega was visiting cartel leaders Pablo Escobar, Jorge Ochoa and their associates. Roberto Streitinger’s account was the first direct link between Noriega and drug lords presented by the government in the Noriega drug conspiracy trial Other witnesses have presented mostly hearsay evi- dence on Noriega’s relationship to drug flights and payoffs during 1982 and 1983, the period of the 10- count indictment on which the trial is based. ‘The pilot provided details of the Medellin meeting, which he said occurred in ‘‘the middle of 1983,” and was attended, he said, by Noriega, then a colonel and Panamanian intelligence chief. Also present were Gustavo Gaviria, Escobar’s cousin; Pablo Correa, an- other drug boss; Fabio Ochoa, Jorge's younger broth- er, and Gabriel Taboada, who, Streitinger said, was negotiating the sale of a red Ferrari for Fabio, “The gentleman present in this room, then-colonel Noriega,” was at the meeting, Streitinger told the court, as Noriega stared at him from the defense ta- ble. “How did you know it was the defendant, Nor- iega?” asked Assistant U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis. “Had you ever seen Noriega face to face before? “It is very difficult to mistake him,” Streitinger replied. He said Noriega was dressed in civilian clothes, entirely in white, and was discussing with the others the wisdom of importing the Ferrari to Colom- bia via Panama. “Taboada . . . insisted on trying to obtain a permit from the Panamanian ambassador to Colombia to get the Ferrari into Colombia,” Streitinger said. “One could see the very keen interest that Fabio Ochoa Jr. had” in the subject. But Streitinger said Noriega was unwilling to par- ticipate in the operation, expressing concern that the scheme would be made public. Participating in the deal ‘‘would be like taking a photograph of himself and Fabio with their arms around each other and putting it in The New York Times,” Noriega said, according to Streitinger. ‘According to sources close to the case, Taboada also will be called as a witness to corroborate the Noriega meeting and describe it as a session that sealed his cooperation with the drug bosses. ‘There are docu- ments that place Noriega in Medellin, that will show he was there,” said one source, speaking anonymous- y. Like virtually all prosecution witnesses, Taboada and Streitinger have signed plea bargains with the government in the Noriega case. In return for their admission of guilt and agreement to testify, they have been granted reduced sentences and protection in the Federal Witness Protection Program.Noriega Defense Moves for Mistrial: Drug Boss To Testify Against Noriega US. expected to call jailed Carlos LehderLehder Seen as Noriega Witness NORIEGA from Page 4 ‘get out of prison eventually ‘The promise of leniency presumably ‘would induce Lehder to behave himself in court, The dual German-Colombian, national, a professed admirer of Adolf Hitler, told journalists and others in- terviewing him that he was distraught about being in the Marion prison, which is virtually a permanent solitary lockup. He has elicited aympathy from many Colombians who saw him in a prison interview with a reporter earlier this year wearing leg and hand mana- cles, the standard way that prisoners in maximum security are moved about. ‘Sources said they expect the govern- ment to use Lehder to show that the ‘Medellin cocaine eartel had an ongoing relationship with Noriega, a connection the prosecution has had trouble estab- lishing amid often conflicting testimo: ny by government witnesses. Virtually all the witnesses in the government case are convicted drug conspirators who are testifying as part of plea bar- gains that signficantly reduce their sen: {ences and fines, Noriega’s lawyer, Frank Rubino, has hammered away at the credibility of the government witnesses, saying they sold their testimony for the promise of light sentences, Rubino contends that Nor joga was surrounded by men who used the general's name to shake down the drug cartel without Noriega’s know! edge. eet "1 2BREHON “AYONOW “AWOSAINDrug Lord Ties Big Names To Cocaine Ring By Peter Eisner LATIN AMERICA CORRESPONDENT Miami — Drug kingpin Carlos Lehder began dropping names yester- day, testifying about how his organization co-opted and bribed Manuel Antonio Noriega; Fidel Castro's brother, Raul, and former Colombian president Alfonso Lopez Michelson in a cocaine distributing network. The startling testimony about the former Colombian head of state, in particular, had immediate repercus- sions. Lopez Michelson, a respected statesman and leader of President Ce- sar Gaviria’s Liberal Party, is current- ly in Miami — he keeps a home here. The Gaviria government has demand- ed that the United States grant Lopez Michelson immunity from prosecution so he can return to Colombia and pre- sent a written deposition on his activi- ties. Lopez Michelson indignantly denied the charges, saying they were a com- posite of old information already in- vestigated with fantasy. “To say that I was in some way the godfather of Pablo Escobar or Noriega in relation to their political or criminal activities is an unacceptable lie,” he said in a telephone interview in Miami. 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